CFS Brochure - Charlotte Film Society

In partnership with Theatre Charlotte, the Charlotte Film Society
(CFS) Saturday Night Cine Club continues 2012 with a new JulyDecember series giving members the opportunity to enjoy an
enriched cinema-going experience.
The Saturday Night Cine Club brings you that and more...
• A fine, diverse selection of foreign and independent films, none
of which has ever played in Charlotte before
• Each screening will be followed by a discussion session, led by
a distinguished guest speaker
• A selection of beer, wine, and snacks will be available at
reasonable prices.
Our Saturday Night Cine Club will continue to meet at Theatre
Charlotte on Queens Road, which gives us an intimate viewing
experience. Located at 501 Queens Road, detailed directions and
parking recommendations can be found on its website at
www.theatrecharlotte.org/directions.htm.
Celebrating 30 Years
of bringing great
films to Charlotte
Looking for something new and quirky on the Charlotte film scene?
Check out the Charlotte Film Society’s Back Alley Film Series
screened monthly (normally on Thursday nights) at the Crownpoint
Stadium 12 theater (Monroe Road at Sardis Road North). For
further information, including titles and play dates, visit the Back
Alley Film Series web site: www.backalleyfilmseries.com.
The combination of thought-provoking films from around the
world followed by lively discussion, all in a cozy setting, creates a
real night out – not just going to the movies.
And it gets better...
• Admission to 2012 films will be only $5 to CFS members
• Admission for non-members is $8 for each film in the program
• Two films will have two screenings: 3:00 and 7:30 PM
With these recession-busting rates, can anyone afford not to be a
CFS member? For an annual membership of $10, you not only get
the Saturday Night Cine Club rates/freebies, but also...
• Discounted tickets to any film shown at the Regal Park Terrace 6,
Regal Manor Twin, and Regal Ballantyne Village 5 during 2012:
$1 BELOW that show’s current admission price.
• Admission to any of the 2012 Back Alley Film Series (BAFS) films
at the same low CFS member rate ($5.00)
• Every fifth movie rental at Visart video store (on 7th Street) is FREE
We can only accept cash or checks for admissions and membership fees.
Memberships can be purchased at any Saturday Night Cine Club
or Back Alley Film Series event. They can also be purchased
through the mail – download the membership form from our
website: charlottefilmsociety.org. To receive all the discounts and
other benefits described, you must present your non-transferable
2012 CFS membership card. CFS is not responsible for lost
membership cards.
July - December 2012
The Charlotte Film Society
P.O. Box 78872, Charlotte, NC 28271-7043
The Charlotte Film Society is a non-profit organization whose
mission is to bring alternative (foreign, classic, independent)
cinema to Charlotte/Mecklenburg. Our Board serves without
compensation. Proceeds from memberships, Saturday Night Cine
Club and Back Alley Film Series support our information and
promotion materials, including our web site: charlottefilmsociety.org.
We thank you for your interest in the Film Society and urge your
continuing support of alternative cinema at our Theatre Charlotte
location.
Finally, a great big thank you goes to our sponsors:
SATURDAY NIGHT CINE CLUB
Presented at
Theatre Charlotte
501 Queens Road
www.charlottefilmsociety.org
JULY 28
C
irkus Columbia
SEPTEMBER
H
appy Birthday,
Charlotte Film
Society!
7:30 PM (box opens at 7:00 PM)
Directed by Danis Tanovic
• Bosnia | Herzegovina
Following the fall of the
Communist regime in BosniaHerzegovina in 1991, Divko
Buntic returns to his former
home after a 20-year exile in
Germany. Accompanying him
are an attractive young girlfriend,
a flashy new Mercedes, a pocketful of cash, and a lucky black cat.
Things are clearly looking good for Divko. But when his cat goes
missing, things begin to fall apart: trouble with his girlfriend and the
fledgling relationship with his estranged son are strained as the entire
town scrambles to find the cat and collect the cash reward being
offered. Divko’s personal tumult mirrors the country’s situation at
large, with signs appearing that the Bosnian War is coming. As it
looms, tensions run high and Divko must decide whether to stay in
his newly reestablished home or retreat. “A scalding black comedy
about the insanity of war.” – The New York Times. 113 mins. 2010.
(In Bosnian with English subtitles). Not Rated. Discussion led by
Robert Reimer, PhD, Chair and Professor of Languages and
Culture, UNCC.
AUGUST 25
H
edgehog (Le hérisson)
In September,
we’ll celebrate the
Film Society’s 30th
anniversary with a
grand Members-Only event.
Stay tuned for details.
OCTOBER 20
T
his Is Not A Film (In film nist)
3:00 PM & 7:30 PM (box opens at 2:30 PM & 7:00 PM)
7:30 PM (box opens at 7:00 PM)
Directed by Mona Achache
• France | Italy
Inspired by the beloved
New York Times bestseller,
The Elegance of the Hedgehog,
by Muriel Barbery, THE
HEDGEHOG is the timely
story of Paloma (Garance
Le Guillermic), a young girl
bent on ending it all on her
upcoming 12th birthday. Using her father’s old camcorder to chronicle
the hypocrisy she sees in adults, Paloma begins to learn about life from
the grumpy building concierge, Renée Michel (FRENCH TWIST’s
Josiane Balasko). When Paloma’s camera reveals the extensive secret
library in Renée’s back room, and that the often gruff matron reads
Tolstoy to her cat, Paloma begins to understand that there are allies
to be found beneath the prickliest of exteriors. As the unlikely
friendship deepens, Paloma’s own coming of age becomes a much
less pessimistic prospect. “THE HEDGEHOG is a treat: a movie that’s
smart, grown-up, wry and deeply moving.” – The Washington Post.
98 mins. 2009. (In French and Japanese with English subtitles). Not
Rated. Discussion led by Dr. Roger Baumgarte.
Directed by Mojtaba Mirtahmasb and Jafar Panahi • Iran
This clandestine documentary, shot partially on an iPhone and
smuggled into France in a cake for a last-minute submission to
Cannes, depicts the day-to-day life of acclaimed director Jafar
Panahi (THE WHITE BALLOON, THE CIRCLE) during his house
arrest in his Tehran apartment. While appealing his sentence – six
years in prison and a 20 year ban from filmmaking – Panahi is seen
talking to his family and lawyer on the phone, discussing his plight
with Mirtahmasb and reflecting on the meaning of the art of filmmaking. “An act of political defiance, a moving personal document
and a meditation on what film is and can be.” – San Francisco
Chronicle. 75 mins. 2011. (In Persian with English subtitles). Not
rated. Discussion led by Sam Shapiro, Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Library System
Program
Coordinator.
NOVEMBER 17
T
he Mill and the Cross
3:00 PM & 7:30 PM (box opens at 2:30 PM & 7:00 PM)
Directed by Lech Majewski • Poland | Sweden
Pieter Bruegel’s epic painting, The Way To Calvary, depicts the story
of Christ’s Passion set in Flanders under brutal Spanish occupation
in the year 1564, the very year Bruegel created his painting. From
among the more than five hundred figures that fill Bruegel’s
remarkable canvas, THE MILL & THE CROSS focuses on a dozen
characters whose life stories unfold and intertwine in a panoramic
landscape populated by villagers and red-caped horsemen. Among
them are Bruegel himself (played by Rutger Hauer), his friend and
art collector Nicholas Jonghelinck (Michael York), and the Virgin
Mary (Charlotte Rampling). “A lush and hypnotic examination of
a painter's work and the times in which he lived.” – The New York
Times. “If you see no more than the opening shots, you will never
forget them.” – Roger Ebert. 92 mins. 2011. (In English and Spanish
with English subtitles). Not Rated. Discussion led by Richard
Maschal, former visual arts critic for the Charlotte Observer
and author of Wet-Wall Tattoos: Ben Long and the Art of Fresco.
DECEMBER 1
S
7:30 PM (box opens at 7:00 PM)
even Minutes in Heaven
(Sheva ddakot be gan eden)
Directed by Omri Givon
• Israel
When a bomb explodes in
a Jerusalem bus, Galia’s
(Raymonde Amsalem) beau
loses his life, and she loses
her memory of the events
following the attack. To
reclaim her life, Galia must
now reconstruct those moments
in this thriller told through a
mixture of flashbacks, hallucinations and present-day narrative of Galia’s investigations. The
film’s intricate plot reveals itself slowly with a surprising final act.
“Part transcendental love story, part gritty psychological thriller ...
SEVEN MINUTES IN HEAVEN handles a difficult subject with
imagination and emotional veracity.” – Variety. 94 mins. 2008. (In
Hebrew with English subtitles). Not Rated. Discussion led by
Lawrence Toppman, Charlotte Observer Arts Writer.